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Thursday event set for Sunrise

A job fair in Sunrise on Thursday will recruit for more than 3,000 positions.

SUNRISE – Sixty companies with more than 3,000 job openings are scheduled to participate in a job fair Thursday at BB&T Center, One Panther Parkway, in Sunrise.

Employers scheduled include the City of Sunrise, the Florida Panthers hockey team, Anda Pharmaceuticals in Weston, WinnDixie Stores, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Pollo Tropical restaurant chain, Aldi discount grocer, Interplex Sunbelt manufacturing in Tamarac, Rick Case Automotive, USA Parking Systems, and many others.

A full list of employers participating can be found at jobnewsusa.com/southflorida. Register online or at the door. The event and parking are free.

Job listings for the fair include: firefighter-paramedics, assistant city planners, assistant risk managers, bus drivers, director of field operations, employee relations for the City of Sunrise; account executives, box office associates, customer service, ice rink monitors, security officers, video producers and editors for The Florida Panthers; sales representatives, sales managers and warehouse operators for Anda Pharmaceuticals; managers, cashiers, customer service associates, department associates at Winn-Dixie; and high school teachers, IT positions, sales, cashiers, parking attendant, accounting, wait-staff and cooks at Seminole Tribe holdings.

Tiffany Price, general manager for the air, being held by Job News USA, recommends that job seekers closely examine the entire list of employers on its website, and choose companies to research before attending the event.

“Sketch out a few questions to ask each recruiter,” Price said. Prepare and practice responses to typical interview questions, such as, “what you want to know about our organization?” or “why do you want to work here?”